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| Date: | Friday 8 July 2022 |
| Time: | 13:05 |
| Type: |  Kolb Firestar II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6136Y |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 503 DCI |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cleveland-Mountain Airpark (0GE5), Cleveland, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cleveland-Mountain Airpark (0GE5), GA |
| Cleveland-Mountain Airpark (0GE5), GA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On July 8, 2022, at 1305 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Kolb Firestar II airplane, N6136Y, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Cleveland, Georgia. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot was attempting a soft-field takeoff in his light-sport airplane. A review of surveillance video revealed that, as the airplane began its initial climb, the pitch angle increased, and the airplane entered a steep left bank turn. The airplane turned left about 180° and descended behind trees. The airplane collided with a hangar and terrain before it came to rest in the driveway of a residence. The engine sounded normal from the beginning of the takeoff roll until impact.
Postaccident examination of the airframe, engine, and propeller revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Review of postaccident medical records, including the autopsy data and toxicology reports, revealed no obvious medical issues that would have contributed to the accident. As such, the reason for the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane on takeoff was not determined.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane on takeoff for unknown reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA22LA301
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105438
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N6136Y
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Photo: NTSB
Media:
NTSB is investigating the July 8, 2022, crash of an experimental amateur-built Kolb Firestar II near Cleveland, Georgia.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) July 10, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2022 22:07 | Geno | Added |
| 08-Jul-2022 23:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jul-2022 00:51 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 11-Jul-2022 13:28 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jul-2022 15:31 | Captain Adam | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jul-2022 17:44 | AgOps | Updated [Total fatalities, Embed code, ] |
| 12-Jul-2022 00:07 | johnwg | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 12-Jul-2022 05:41 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 20-Jul-2022 00:46 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 08-Jan-2024 17:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category, Accident report, ] |
| 08-Jan-2024 17:23 | harro | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Feb-2024 23:09 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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